1093: How to Become Powerfully Likeable with Dr. Kate Mason

Most people are afraid of looking stupid in front of somebody else. Actually asking a powerful question in the face of not knowing an answer is often very helpful to the rest of the group. It's often not annoying to others in the way that you might think it is. That's Kate Mason. She's a communications expert who coaches executives on actionable skills to become the leaders they wish to be by teaching them how to amplify their voice, reach, and impact at work. Her new book, Powerfully Likable, A Woman's Guide to Effective Communication.

It's also handy for men, shows that being influential and well liked is not an either-or proposition. So you'll learn one. The common phrases that undermine your influence. Two, how to ask questions while boosting your credibility. And three, how to overcome the fear of saying no. And if you want a quick summary or write up of the actual takeaways that Kate shared, I recommend you sign up for the free GoldNugget email newsletter found at awesome at your job.com.

I'm Pete McKitis, this is How to Be All Smith Your Job, and now here's Kate. Kate, welcome. Thanks so much for having me, Pete. I'm excited to be chatting and and I want to hear first and foremost about you being a world champion debater. What's the world champion of debate look, sound, feel like? Well, it's a nerd convention that I went to when I was in high school and I continued debating in university and it's basically the best people in the world come together and debate together. It's it's brilliant.

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